Clothesrack



Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM c. KYDE, or` CINCINNATI, oIIIo.`

CLOTHESRACK.

Application filed July 15,

To ZZ whom` t may concern.:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM C. Krim, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothesracks, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to clothes racks, andi has particular reference to the provision of a swinging clothes rack adapted for use in a closet.

The principal object of the present invention to provide a clothes rack suitable for the purpose above indicated and of adjustable and reinforced construction. By reason of such adjustability the rack is adapted to use in closets of varying depth and by its rigidity is adapted to support garments in a considerable number and of very substantial weight.

Further objects of this invention will appear from the following detailed description thereof.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective of a clothes rack constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a detail of one of the telescoping` rods.

Figure 3 is a section of line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an elevation of the frame supporting members.

The numerals 1 and 2 indicates respectively frame sections constructed of metal or other suitable material. Each of the sections is provided with a side 3 and with ends 4 which extend at right-angles to the side 3. The end portions of the section 2 are adapted to fit between the ends 4 of section 1, when the sections are assembled. Adapted to tit into the rectangular 4frame thus formed is a bar 5 having ends 6 which extend at right-angles therefrom. The ends 4 of the sections 1 and 2, as well as the ends 6 of the middle bar 5 are arranged to fit slidably in sleeves 7 and the several members are secured in any desirableadjustment b-y y means of set screws 8.

vsame being constructed of angle iron and being provided at its ends with ears 10. The

g porting member.

1922. Serial No. 575,359.

member 9 has perforations 11 near the ends of one of its sides; either of said perforations being adapted to receive a bolt 12 by means of which the frame issecured to sup- The member 9 is also provided with a perforation 13 midway between the perforations 11 and a perforation 14 midway the ends of the other side of the member. The perforation 13 is adapted to receive a bolt 15 for securing the ends of braces 16 and 17 respectively. The perfor: tion 14 is arranged to receive a bolt 18 for securing one end of a brace 19; the other end of the brace 19 is secured by a bolt 20 at one corner of the frame. The ears 10 are provided with perforations 21, either of which. is adapted to receive a bolt 22 to secure one end of a brace 23. The braces 16, 17 and 23 are each constructed of twov bars adjustably secured between sleeves 7 and set screws 8, similar to those above. described. The other end of the brace 17 is secured by means of a bolt 24 to the corner of the frame diagonally opposite the bolt 20. The braces 16 and 23 are diagonal braces and are both secured by means of a bolt 25 to a lug 26 secured in the frame diagonally opposite the support 9. Adapted to be secured to a wall or door frame inside a closet or any other suitable location is a bracket 27 to the projections 28' of which the ears 10 of the support 9 are pivotally secured by means of pins 29. Secured in the frame and extending thru perforations in the middle bar 5 are telescoping hanger rods 30 in any suitable number, said rods being adapted to serve as supports for clothes hangers 31, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1.

A rack as constructed of the various members described, as will be seen, is susceptible of adjustments as to the size of the frame, thus fitting it for use in closets of varying depth and size. In usc the bracket 27 is secured to the door' frame, and the support 9, with the frame in suitable adjustment, is pivotalljT mounted on said bracket. When so mounted the frame may be rotated so as to extend when desired out-side the closet door, and when not in use may be turned back against the wall. In order to permit the rack to be turned either to the right or left as may be most convenient with respect to neighboring structures, the various perforations in the support 9 as above described are provided, the assembly being reversed for reverse rotation merely by attaching the `frame thru the opposite perforation 1l, and removing the various braces to the opposite side of the frame. V'Vhen the elements are so reversed, the assembly may be vmounted7 of course, so that the braces are above the rack. It will thus be seen that a simple and rigid and at the same time rotatable rack is provided which may be conveniently adjusted for use inside closets of various dimensions. y n

'Having thus fully described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by `Letters Patent is A device of the character specified, comprising' a frame, said frame being composed of two sections having overlapping end portions, means whereby said end portions are slidably secured together, adjustable hanger rods mounted in said frame, a supporting' bar at one corner of said frame, a bracket adapted to receive said bar, means for pivotally mountingsaid bar on said bracket, a lateral brace between said bar and each of the laterally related corners of said frame, one of said braces being provided With means for adjustment, and an adjustable brace between said supporting bar and the corner of the said frame diagonally opposite said supporting bar.

VILLIAM C. KYDE. 

